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Many Await Vote on DREAM Act
Today, as Congress returns from Thanksgiving recess to resume its lame duck session, a full plate of hefty issues awaits it. And amongst those issues, is one that thousands of students around the country are anxiously watching – the possible passage of the long-debated DREAM Act.
For a decade now, legislation to grant legalized status to young people who were brought to this country as children without documentation by their parents has been batted around by the House and Senate. Various attempts have been met with no success, yet, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has vowed to make passage of the current version of the DREAM Act a top priority during the remainder of this session of Congress.
Many see this commitment as Reid's recognition that it was the overwhelming support of Latino voters that ensured his victory in this recent election. Whatever the reason, by all accounts, the Senate's passage of this immigration bill is seen as a long shot by political analysts.
Numerous business, military, religious and civic leaders have urged passage of this bill which would allow these undocumented students to qualify for "conditional permanent residency" if they complete two years of college or military service and meet certain other criteria.
As the Los Angeles Times describes these students, they are "The student body president at Cal State Fresno. The drum major at UCLA. Student senators, class presidents, team captains and club officers at community colleges."
Even the conservative Wall Street Journal called on Republicans to support the DREAM Act calling such action, "in the interest of the country."
However, some Republicans are actively mounting opposition to the bill. Knowing that chances for passage are even slimmer next year when they control the House, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) in a message to fellow Republicans, "warned" them that the measure could provide legal status to people convicted of "marriage fraud or drunk driving."
In order to make it to the president's desk, the bill will need the support of at least some Republicans in the Senate and passage in the House of Representatives before Congress recesses for the year.
No date for the vote has been set, but it could come as early as today.
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Enterprise Group provides infrastructure products to support the IT systems of customers.
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Software includes products to automate and simplify IT operations for business processes; also includes business analytics (BA) products.
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HPE was created in October 2014 when Hewlett Packard (HP) announced that it would split its traditional PC and printers business from its enterprise products and services, as HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise, respectively. The company was incorporated as Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company on February 15, 2015.
One of the oldest IT companies in the world, Hewlett-Packard (HP) was founded in 1939 by Stanford University Engineering graduates William R. Hewlett and David Packard. Corporate headquarters are in Palo Alto, California.
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Aug 03, 2011 #37 – St. Vincent By David Brusie
Sarah Silverman provides an introduction on Tig Notaro's debut comedy record, and it's a fitting choice. Like Silverman, Notaro caters in moments of surprise, and neither comic shies away from discomfort, letting jokes unfold to satisfying payoffs.
Though most of Good One consists of setups and punch lines, the record's highlights are longer pieces, such as an epic tale about Taylor Dayne and a story about a guy who mistakes her for a man. These segments show off Notaro's mastery of momentum, timing, and mock gravitas ("This has nothing to do with you. This is between me and Taylor Dayne"), and their sheer ambition make it clear that she is not only a funny comedian but also an impressive writer.
Notaro is a frequent guest on the burgeoning comedy podcast circuit, as well as co-host of her own Professor Blastoff podcast, and it's easy to see why: her work here is bone-dry but often warm and inviting, especially when interacting with the audience ("I love that you're actually slapping your knee"). In fact, Notaro's tone works surprisingly well with audience involvement, especially when she ribs a man who went to self-defense class for nine years.
The few moments that fall flat, such as bits about Winnie-the-Pooh fans and Chastity Bono's sex change, are merely forgettable, and some jokes involve visuals that don't translate to record. However, Good One never finds Notaro unfunny, just trying too hard. In a world full of lackluster stand-up comedy, there are far worse things. (www.tignation.com)
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Aldi Says It Has No Ecommerce Plans In UK
March 20, 2015: 12:00 AM EST
German discount retailer Aldi denied newspaper reports that it is planning to launch an online grocery business in the UK. According to reports, Aldi was readying its first online retail venture in Europe. Other markets the company is reportedly eyeing include Spain, Portugal, and Germany, the reports also said.
Luke Tugby, "Aldi denies reports it is poised for an online launch in the UK", Retail Week, March 20, 2015, © EMAP Publishing Limited


Among by far the most popular electrical wiring queries is on how to wire a switch. Though working with switches at your home is fairly easy, wiring a person might not be that quick for everyone. An ON-OFF switch is in fact quite simple to wire. You will discover different types of switches, but for this example, let's say you're setting up a single-pole toggle switch, an incredibly typical swap (plus the most straightforward).
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Rankin County, Mississippi
Rankin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The western border of the county is formed by the Pearl River. As of the 2010 census, the population was 141,617,[1] making it the fourth-most populous county in Mississippi. The county seat is Brandon.[2] The county is named in honor of Christopher Rankin, a Mississippi Congressman who served from 1819 to 1826.
Rankin County Courthouse in Brandon
Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location within the U.S.
Named for
Christopher Rankin
806 sq mi (2,088 km2)
31 sq mi (80 km2), 3.8%
Population (est.)
• (2014)
121/sq mi (47/km2)
Central: UTC−6/−5
www.rankincounty.org
Rankin County is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 806 square miles (2,090 km2), of which 775 square miles (2,010 km2) is land and 31 square miles (80 km2) (3.8%) is water.[3]
Adjacent countiesEdit
Madison County (north)
Scott County (east)
Smith County (southeast)
Simpson County (south)
Hinds County (west)
DemographicsEdit
1830 2,083 —
1840 4,361 109.4%
1850 7,227 65.7%
1860 13,635 88.7%
1870 12,977 −4.8%
1890 17,922 7.0%
1920 20,272 −15.3%
2000 115,327 32.3%
Est. 2016 150,228 [4] 6.1%
1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7]
As of the census[9] of 2000, there were 115,327 people, 42,089 households, and 31,145 families residing in the county. The population density was 149 people per square mile (57/km²). There were 45,070 housing units at an average density of 58 per square mile (22/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 81.03% White, 17.12% Black or African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. 1.32% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
According to the census[9] of 2000, the largest ancestry groups in Rankin County were English 52.8%, Scots-Irish 15%, African 17.12%, Irish 5.1% and Scottish 3.2%.
There were 42,089 households out of which 36.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% were married couples living together, 12.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.00% were non-families. 21.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the county, the population was spread out with 25.90% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 32.40% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 9.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $44,946, and the median income for a family was $51,707. Males had a median income of $36,097 versus $26,096 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,412. About 7.30% of families and 9.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.20% of those under age 18 and 11.70% of those age 65 or over.
Rankin County has the second highest per capita income in the state of Mississippi.
TransportationEdit
Major highwaysEdit
Mississippi Highway 13
Mississippi Highway 471
AirportEdit
Jackson Evers International Airport is located in unincorporated Rankin County.
GovernmentEdit
The Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) operates the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility (CMCF), located in unincorporated Rankin County.[10][11] CMCF houses the state's female death row inmates.[10] MDOC also operates the Brandon Probation and Parole Office in Brandon.[12] In 2007 the Mississippi Highway Patrol opened a driver's license facility across the highway from the prison.[13]
The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County.[14][15] It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds.[16] In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location.[17]
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a 243-acre (98 ha) property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, 10 miles (16 km) from Jackson.[18]
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality operates the Central Regional Office and the MDEQ Laboratory in unincorporated Rankin County.[19][20]
Presidential elections results[21]
2016 74.8% 47,178 22.4% 14,110 2.9% 1,822
2012 75.5% 48,444 23.4% 14,988 1.1% 713
2000 79.6% 32,983 19.4% 8,050 1.0% 402
1996 69.4% 24,585 24.3% 8,614 6.3% 2,224
1984 79.1% 22,393 20.8% 5,874 0.1% 41
1968 9.1% 1,124 16.0% 1,975 74.9% 9,224
1964 95.8% 7,541 4.2% 332
1960 17.1% 818 17.8% 850 65.1% 3,114
1956 18.0% 556 49.8% 1,537 32.2% 996
1952 42.7% 1,545 57.3% 2,077
1948 0.8% 23 2.1% 57 97.1% 2,679
1944 4.0% 98 96.0% 2,374
1940 1.6% 35 98.1% 2,110 0.3% 6
1928 12.0% 180 88.0% 1,325
1920 4.5% 43 95.0% 905 0.5% 5
1916 0.7% 8 98.2% 1,104 1.1% 12
1912 0.9% 7 93.9% 718 5.2% 40
CommunitiesEdit
CitiesEdit
Brandon (county seat)
Jackson (mostly in Hinds County, also in Madison County)
TownsEdit
Pelahatchie
VillageEdit
Puckett
Census-designated placesEdit
Cleary
Other unincorporated communitiesEdit
Goshen Springs
Gulde
Former communitiesEdit
Comeby
Crossgates Farm
Robinhood/Shady Lakes
Mississippi portal
National Register of Historic Places listings in Rankin County, Mississippi
^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ a b "State Prisons Archived 2002-12-06 at the Wayback Machine." Mississippi Department of Corrections. Retrieved on May 21, 2010.
^ "MDOC QUICK REFERENCE." Mississippi Department of Corrections. Retrieved on May 21, 2010.
^ "Rankin County." Mississippi Department of Corrections. Retrieved on September 15, 2010.
^ "New Driver's License Facility Opens In Pearl", WAPT-TV. April 23, 2007. Retrieved on May 21, 2010.
^ "Whitfield Campus Map." Mississippi State Hospital. Retrieved on August 10, 2010.
^ "Driving Directions to MSH." Mississippi State Hospital. Retrieved on August 10, 2010.
^ Sixteenth Census of the United States: 1940: Population. Bureau of the Census, 1941. 572. Retrieved on Google Books on August 12, 2011.
^ Cole, Hunter. The Legs Murder Scandal. University Press of Mississippi. 331. Retrieved from Google Books on October 31, 2010. ISBN 1-60473-722-0, ISBN 978-1-60473-722-6
^ "Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy Archived 2012-04-14 at the Wayback Machine," Mississippi Department of Public Safety. Retrieved on April 16, 2012.
^ "Central Regional Office." Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. Retrieved on September 21, 2010.
^ "Locations and Driving Directions to MDEQ Offices." Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. Retrieved on September 21, 2010.
^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
The Rankin Chamber of Commerce
Rankin County Genealogy and Historical Page
Rankin County Website
Coordinates: 32°16′N 89°57′W / 32.26°N 89.95°W / 32.26; -89.95
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Konserthuset Stockholm — home of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra — is one of Sweden's most famous and important cultural institutions for which Kurppa Hosk got the honorable assignment of developing an entirely new and integrated brand identity.
The greatest challenge was to do this cultural crown jewel justice – the legacy of the iconic venue itself, the internationally renowned orchestra, their rich repertoire and all the dynamics, passion and surprises that Konserthuset holds. Another challenge was for the identity to integrate the venue and the orchestra in an effective way since they represent different sides of the same coin.
The starting point for the design was to convey the great variety of the orchestra's musical and artistic expressions as well as the variety of activities in Konserthuset – but also its iconic architecture. At center stage of the identity stands an ever changing organic symbol that represents and unites both Konserthuset Stockholm and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra – a "musical signature" that conveys the movement and energy of music.
The outcome is an identity encapsulating Konserthuset Stockholm's and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra's proud heritage, but that also puts the brand in a modern context. Also, it represents the status of the Philharmonics being one of the world's leading orchestras.


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Freeport development projects
Freeport development projects could play an important role in achieving green growth and opening new social opportunities in deprived areas
Home Search / Views / Freeports: a key to economic growth and social opportunity
Freeports: a key to economic growth and social opportunity
Well-selected and carefully prepared freeport development projects could play an important role in achieving green growth and opening new social opportunities in deprived areas, says Paul Maliphant, UK Freeport Account Leader.
Worldwide there are 3500 free trade zones (FTZs), employing 66M people. Freeports are Special Economic Zones (SEZs) – entry/exit points for materials and goods created around shipping, air and/or rail hubs, that offer administrative, customs, development and tax benefits. The combination of strong transport and trade, access to commodities and a conducive financial environment make freeports an attractive proposition for business, enterprise, logistics, warehousing and manufacturing.
As the UK prepares to formally part from the EU, the government is seeking opportunities to boost international trade and attract investment, and is exploring the possibility of developing freeports at various locations around the country. If freeports can be developed, there could be diverse social benefits to pursue: new temporary jobs both in construction of facilities within the freeports' boundaries and of connecting infrastructure, permanent employment in the new industries and businesses that take root and drive innovation and economic growth, urban regeneration and environmental improvements in neighbouring areas. In time, better local job prospects would bring housebuilding, better schooling, healthcare and amenities for local people. And jobs would be indirectly created in hospitality, retail and leisure, teaching and healthcare.
At Mott MacDonald, we believe that building a portfolio of aligned freeports across the UK highlights an opportunity to embed inclusive and low carbon growth, playing a part in both the government's 'levelling-up' agenda, and in 'building back better'.
Potential for 10 UK freeports
up to 86,000 jobs could be supported
freeports could provide stimulus for local economic growth and regeneration
17 of the UK's 30 largest ports are in the bottom quartile of local authorities facing deprivation
A freeport's value lies in its power to boost economic activity and create new opportunities for people in some of the UK's most deprived areas: over half of the UK's big ports are located in boroughs classed as among the most deprived in the country.
Industries thriving in freeports located in other countries include petroleum refining, automotive, electronics and pharmaceutical manufacturing. The UK could compete for a share of these markets – but could also develop exciting new industries aligned with a net-zero future: making electric vehicles, manufacturing renewable energy technologies, producing hydrogen and ammonia to fuel next-generation transport, fabricating components for modern methods of construction, and much more.
Manufacturing accounts for just 10% of UK GDP, among the lowest of all Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. Increasing manufacturing could boost national earnings – more essential than ever in light of the huge sums spent to mitigate the effects of COVID-19.
Where should freeports be located? Links to sea ports will be of particular importance and they have specialisms – most deal in particular cargos and types of vessel, and serve particular markets. Decisions on where to situate a freeport SEZ must be informed by the relative cost, complexity and long-term sustainability of different types of trade. 'Simple' trade and logistics-based freeports can be located with huge social benefit in deprived areas.
However, those freeports intended to harbour innovation-based businesses will be best located where entrepreneurial growth is already happening, for example close to universities or businesses with strong research, development, innovation and enterprise hubs. In these areas, enhanced education and training are likely to be needed to provide the required employment skills.
We calculate and demonstrate the wider economic impacts of proposed infrastructure with the Transparent Economic Assessment Model (TEAM).
Improving people's lives, together
We understand that stakeholders – national, developed and local governments , port owners and operators, enterprise partnerships, city deals and developers – want to deliver better social value through their activities, either to comply with legislation or because they are motivated to deliver positive social outcomes as part of their corporate activities. We think freeports are an opportunity to go beyond compliance and involve local people in developing the vision for their future freeport, to achieve transformational change.
This is how.
Socially inclusive outcomes
We use a social outcomes framework to identify, manage and mitigate risks, and to identify ways in which the projects we work on can deliver the best possible outcomes for people. Our social outcomes framework addresses:
Accessibility – to housing, transport and amenities
Inclusion – no one left behind, participation, rights, freedoms and choice, and equality between people
Empowerment – access to secure employment, education and training, information and communication
Resilience – inclusive public realm and natural environment, climate resilient and sustainable communities, sustainable energy, water and sanitation
Wellbeing – good mental and physical health, safety and security, high-quality health and social care
Vision-led decision making for an uncertain future
To aid decision-making in the face of change and deep uncertainty we have developed a tool called FUTURES, with the University of the West of England. It is designed to help organisations set a vision, plan and prioritise and can be used to set a short-term course of action as well as for long-term wayfinding.
1. Gearing up: Engage the right stakeholders and establish your objectives and needs. Stakeholders should include key information-holders, recognising that much knowledge about assets is 'tacit' – held by people.
2. Preferred futures: Define the outcomes you want to achieve at three, six and 18-months horizons, weighing service quality, safety, investment and revenue considerations alongside longer-term social, environmental, economic and technological goals, to produce a vision and high-level strategy that can guide you forward.
3. Opening out: Test the vision and high-level strategy against all plausible scenarios to assess risk. Consider demand, revenue, supply chain, staffing – and the effects of unexpected events like extreme flooding or summer heat, for example. This may involve tough investment, operational and staffing decisions, and negotiation with investors, lenders, insurers and regulators.
4. Options: Develop strong, realistic, forward-looking options for managing risks and realising the vision.
5. Closing down: With your stakeholders, examine how options would perform under different conditions – a second round of risk assessment – to develop a high level of confidence that selected options will deliver the desired outcomes.
6. Review: Monitor the situation and review your strategy regularly in light of changing conditions. Re-run selected stages 1-5 if necessary.
Looking beyond conventional cost-benefit analyses
We calculate and demonstrate the wider economic impacts of proposed infrastructure with the Transparent Economic Assessment Model (TEAM). The results are actual monetised values for any scheme's impact on jobs, income and other variables. Using TEAM we recently calculated that a new UK road would deliver 5200 local jobs and £1bn gross value added over 30 years, demonstrating the case for investment. The calculations are compliant with UK government project appraisal guidance.
Mott MacDonald's purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do; relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients' businesses, our communities and employee opportunities. Helping drive forward an inspirational, inclusive, innovative, sustainable, and low carbon freeport agenda will boost economic, social, and environmental value for current and future generations.
Paul Maliphant
Mott MacDonald UK freeport account leader
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April 26, 2019 / Matt Hall
Diego teaching in Houston in 2018.
It's five years since we started teaching Python to geoscientists. To be honest, it might have been premature. At the time, Evan and I were maybe only two years into serious, daily use of Python. But the first class, at the Atlantic Geological Society's annual meeting in February 2014, was free so the pressure was not too high. And it turns out that only being a step or two ahead of your students can be an advantage. Your 'expert blind spot' is partially sighted not completely blind, because you can clearly remember being a noob.
Being a noob is a weird, sometimes very uncomfortable, even scary, feeling for some people. Many of us are used to feeling like experts, at least some of the time. Happy, feeling like a noob is a core competency in programming. Learning new things is a more or less hourly experience for coders. Even a mature language like Python evolves fast enough that it's hard to keep up. Instead of feeling threatened or exhausted by this, I think the best strategy is to enjoy it. You'll never be done, there are (way) more questions than answers, and you can learn forever!
One of the bootcamp groups at the Copenhagen hackathon in 2018
This week we're teaching our 40th course. Last year alone we gave digital superpowers to 325 people, mostly geoscientists, Not all of them learned to code, as such — some people already could, and some found out theydidn't like it… coding really isn't for everyone. But I think all of them learned something new about technology, and how it can serve them and their science. I hope all of them look at spreadsheets, and Petrel, and websites differently now. I think most of them want, at some point, to learn more. And everyone is excited about machine learning.
The expanding community of quantitative earth scientists
This year we've already spent 50 days teaching, and taught 174 people. Imagine that! I get emotional when I think about what these hundreds of new digital geoscientists and engineers will go and do with their new skills. I get really excited when I see what they are already doing — when they come to hackathons, send us screenshots, or write papers with beautiful figures. If the joy of sharing code and collaborating with peers has also rubbed off on them, there's no telling where it could lead.
Matt teaching in Aberdeen in October 2018
The last nine months or so have been an adventure. Teaching is not supposed to be what Agile is about. We're a consulting company, a technology company. But for now we're mostly a training company — it's where we're needed. And it makes sense... Programming is fundamentally about knowledge sharing. Teaching is about helping, collaborating. It's perfect for us.
Besides, it's a privilege and a thrill to meet all these fantastically smart, motivated people and to hear about their projects and their plans. Sometimes I wish it didn't mean leaving my family in Nova Scotia and flying to Houston and London and Kuala Lumpur and Kalamazoo… but mostly I wish we could do more of it. Especially when we get comments like these:
"Given how 'dry' programming can be, it was DYNAMIC."
"Excellent teachers with geoscience background."
"Great instructors, so so approachable, even for newbies like me."
"Great course [...] Made me realize what could be done in a short time."
"My only regret was not taking a class like this sooner."
"Very positive, feel superhuman."
How many times have you felt superhuman at work recently?
The courses we teach are evolving and expanding in scope. But they all come back to the same thing: growing digital skills in our profession. This is critical because using computers for earth science is really hard. Why? The earth is weird. We've spent hundreds of years honing conceptual models, understanding deep time, and figuring out complex spatial relationships.
If data science eats the subsurface without us, we're all going to get indigestion. Society needs to better understand the earth — for all sorts of reasons — and it's our duty to build and adopt the most powerful analytical tools available so that we can help.
If you can't wait to get started, here are some suggestions:
learnpython.org is a really nice resource for beginners, with interactive tutorials — and not just in Python!
I took the Udacity CS 101 class with Dave Evans in 2012, and I loved it. I've since done other Udacity courses.
If you're the book type, Learning With Python by Allen P. Downey is supposed to be great, and it's free.
Our X lines of Python blog series has several beginner-friendly lessons. My favourite is the one about wedges. You should also check out the Geophysical Tutorials series in The Leading Edge.
You might like to get on the public, free Slack Software Underground — there are lots of geo-Python folks there.
Classroom courses are a big investment in dollars and time, but they can get you a long way really quickly. Our courses are built especially for subsurface scientists and engineers. As far as I know, they are the only ones of their kind. If you think you'd like to take one, talk to us, or look out for a public course. You can find out more or sign up for email alerts here >> https://agilescientific.com/training/
Last thing: I suggest avoiding DataCamp, because of sexual misconduct by an executive, compounded by total inaction, dishonest obfuscation, and basically failing spectacularly. Even their own trainers have boycotted them. Steer clear.
April 26, 2019 / Matt Hall/ 1 Comment
Python, learning, teaching, education, programming, skills
A new blog, and a new course
There's a great new geoscience blog on the Internet — I urge you to add it to your blog-reading app or news reader or list of links or whatever it is you use to keep track of these things. It's called Geology and Python, and it contains exactly what you'd expect it to contain!
The author, Bruno Ruas de Pinho, has nine posts up so far, all excellent. The range of topics is quite broad:
Calculating the Hoek–Brown failure criterion
Interpolation with machine learning (right)
Stereonets and rose diagrams
In each post, Bruno takes some geoscience challenge — nothing too huge, but the problems aren't trivial either — and then methodically steps through solving the problem in Python. He's clearly got a good quantitative brain, having recently graduated in geological engineering from the Federal University of Pelotas, aka UFPel, Brazil, and he is now available for hire. (He seems to be pretty sharp, so if you're doing anything with computers and geoscience, you should snag him.)
A new course for Calgary
We've run lots of Introduction to Python courses before, usually with the name Creative Geocomputing. Now we're adding a new dimension, combining a crash introduction to Python with a crash introduction to machine learning. It's ambitious, for sure, but the idea is not to turn you into a programmer. We aim to:
Help you set up your computer to run Python, virtual environments, and Jupyter Notebooks.
Get you started with downloading and running other people's packages and notebooks.
Verse you in the basics of Python and machine learning so you can start to explore.
Set you off with ideas and things to figure out for that pet project you've always wanted to code up.
Introduce you to other Calgarians who love playing with code and rocks.
We do all this wielding geoscientific data — it's all well logs and maps and seismic data. There are no silly examples, and we don't shy away from so-called advanced things — what's the point in computers if you can't do some things that are really, really hard to do in your head?
Tickets are on sale now at Eventbrite, it's $750 for 2 days — including all the lunch and code you can eat.
November 09, 2017 / Matt Hall/ 1 Comment
Software, News, Event
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Two new short courses in Calgary
March 09, 2017 / Matt Hall
We're running two one-day courses in Calgary for the CSPG Spring Education Week. One of them is a bit... weird, so I thought I'd try to explain what we're up to.
Both classes run from 8:30 till 4:00, and both of them cost just CAD 425 for CSPG members.
Get introduced to Python
The first course is Practical programming for geoscientists. Essentially a short version of our 2 to 3 day Creative geocomputing course, we'll take a whirlwind tour through the Python programming language, then spend the afternoon looking at some basic practical projects. It might seem trivial, but leaving with a machine fully loaded with all the tools you'll need, plus long list of resources and learning aids, is worth the price of admission alone.
If you've always wanted to get started with the world's easiest-to-learn programming language, this is the course you've been waiting for!
Hashtag geoscience
This is the weird one. Hashtag geoscience: communicating geoscience in the 21st century. Join me, Evan, Graham Ganssle (my co-host on Undersampled Radio) — and some special guests — for a one-day sci comm special. Writing papers and giving talks is all so 20th century, so let's explore social media, blogging, podcasting, open access, open peer review, and all the other exciting things that are happening in scientific communication today. These tools will not only help you in your job, you'll find new friends, new ideas, and you might even find new work.
I hope a lot of people come to this event. For one, it supports the CSPG (we're not getting paid, we're on expenses only). Secondly, it'll be way more fun with a crowd. Our goal is for everyone to leave burning to write a blog, record a podcast, or at least create a Twitter account.
One of our special guests will be young-and-famous geoscience vlogger Dr Chris. Coincidentally, we just interviewed him on Undersampled Radio. Here's the uncut video version; audio will be on iTunes and Google Play in a couple of days:
March 09, 2017 / Matt Hall/ Comment
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A coding kitchen in Stavanger
December 04, 2015 / Evan Bianco
Last week, I travelled to Norway and held a two day session of our Agile Geocomputing Training. We convened at the newly constructed Innovation Dock in Stavanger, and set up shop in an oversized, swanky kitchen. Despite the industry-wide squeeze on spending, the event still drew a modest turnout of seven geoscientists. That's way more traction then we've had in North America lately, so thumbs up to Norway! And, since our training is designed to be very active, a group of seven is plenty comfortable.
A few of the participants had some prior experience writing code in languages such as Perl, Visual Basic, and C, but the majority showed up without any significant programming experience at all.
Skills start with syntax and structures
The first day we covered basic principles or programming, but because Python is awesome, we dive into live coding right from the start. As an instructor, I find that doing live coding has two hidden benefits: it stops me from racing ahead, and making mistakes in the open gives students permission to do the same.
Using geoscience data right from the start, students learn about key data structures: lists, dicts, tuples, and sets, and for a given job, why they might chose between them. They wrote their own mini-module containing functions and classes for getting stratigraphic tops from a text file.
Since syntax is rather dry and unsexy, I see the instructor's main role to inspire and motivate through examples that connect to things that learners already know well. The ideal containers for stratigraphic picks is a dictionary. Logs, surfaces, and seismic, are best cast into 1-, 2, and 3-dimensional NumPy arrays, respectively. And so on.
Notebooks inspire learning
We've seen it time and time again. People really like the format of Jupyter Notebooks (formerly IPython Notebooks). It's like there is something fittingly scientific about them: narrative, code, output, repeat. As a learning document, they aren't static — in fact they're meant to be edited. But they aren't so open-ended that learners fail to launch. Professional software developers may not 'get it', but scientists really subscribe do. Start at the start, end at the end, and you've got a complete record of your work.
You don't get that with the black-box, GUI-heavy software applications we're used to. Maybe, all legitimate work should be reserved for notebooks: self-contained, fully-reproducible, and extensible. Maybe notebooks, in their modularity and granularity, will be the new go-to software for technical work.
Outcomes and feedback
By the end of day two, folks were parsing stratigraphic and petrophysical data from text files, then rendering and stylizing illustrations. A few were even building interactive animations on 3D seismic volumes. One recommendation was to create a sort of FAQ or cookbook: "How do I read a log?", "How do I read SEGY?", "How do I calculate elastic properties from a well log?". A couple of people of remarked that they would have liked even more coached exercises, maybe even an extra day; a recognition of the virtue of sustained and structured practice.
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Head to our courses page for a list of upcoming courses, or more details on how you can train your team
Photographs in this post are courtesy of Alessandro Amato del Monte via aadm on Flickr
December 04, 2015 / Evan Bianco/ 2 Comments
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Once is never
Image by ZEEVVEEZ on Flickr, licensed CC-BY. Ten points if you can tell what it is...
My eldest daughter is in grade 5, so she's getting into some fun things at school. This week the class paired off to meet a challenge: build a container to keep hot water hot. Cool!
The teams built their contraptions over the weekend, doubtless with varying degrees of rule interpretation (my daughter's involved HotHands hand warmers, which I would not have thought of), and the results were established with a side-by-side comparison. Someone (not my daughter) won. Kudos was achieved.
But this should not be the end of the exercise. So far, no-one has really learned anything. Stopping here is like grinding wheat but not making bread. Or making dough, but not baking it. Or baking it, but not making it into toast, buttering it, and covering it in Marmite...
Great, now I'm hungry.
The rest of the exercise
How could this experiment be improved?
For starters, there was a critical component missing: control. Adding a vacuum flask at one end, and an uninsulated beaker at the other would have set some useful benchmarks.
There was a piece missing from the end too: analysis. A teardown of the winning and losing efforts would have been quite instructive. Followed by a conversation about the relative merits of different insulators, say. I can even imagine building on the experience. How about a light introduction to thermodynamic theory, or a stab at simple numerical modeling? Or a design contest? Or a marketing plan?
But most important missing piece of all, the secret weapon of learning, is iteration. The crucial next step is to send the class off to do it again, better this time. The goal: to beat the best previous attempt, perhaps even to beat the vacuum flask. The reward: $20k in seed funding and a retail distribution deal. Or a house point for Griffindor.
Einmal ist keinmal, as they say in Germany: Once is never. What can you iterate today?
April 22, 2015 / Matt Hall/ 3 Comments
Science, Teaching
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Communicating geoscience
On Day 1 of the AAPG Annual Convention, I spent most of the morning in a special session entitled Communicating Our Science. I thought I'd share some of my thoughts on the subject. Please share yours in the comments!
This was primarily a panel discussion, but the convenors took several of questions from the audience of about 40 people. If the room had been smaller, and the audio system better-behaved, we might have had more of a conversation.
The panel consisted of three academics, two journalists, and a political lobbyist. While most of the panel had some direct experience in industry, there was a conspicuous and slightly mystifying absence of anyone currently working in industry. There was a less surprising but possibly more troubling absence of anyone representing 'the public' (whoever they are). The panelists were:
Jim Reilly, Dean of Science and Technology Development, American Public University System
Michael Zehr, Federal Policy Advisory, Consumer Energy Alliance
Heather Saucier, Correspondent, AAPG Explorer magazine
Jane Whaley, Editor in Chief, GeoExPro Magazine
Donald Paul, Professor of Engineering, Chair of Energy Resources, USC
Iain Stewart, Professor of Geosciences Communication, University of Plymouth
Questions covered topics like "Where can I get information about energy issues?" (the EIA is a good start) to "How should I answer emotional questions about fracking?"(Honestly... and send people to Frack-Land). Most of the answers focused on engaging with the public, or with the press. But I'm most interested in how our own community communicates with itself, so the question I wanted to ask (I wasn't chosen by the chairs) was this:
The panel advises industry to engage with the public and communicate with authenticity and transparency, and I agree completely. But my perception is that we don't model this type of communication when we talk to each other, never mind the public — companies are wary of sharing methods and data, and we're most comfortable with controlled, one-way communication like talks, papers, and panel discussions. Does the panel agree, and if so, does it have any recommendations for improving how our technical community talks to itself?
I do love the concept of sessions like this — we absolutely need more of them. But I think we need to think more about the purpose, and what we can get out of them. For example, no-one was capturing the proceedings, as far as I could tell (and a video would certainly be the wrong way to do that here). And there was no way to circle back to the crowd for a reflection on the panel's responses. We can do better.
That said, there were plenty of nuggets of wisdom from the panel. One of my favourites was a remark from Iain Stewart: "I don't think we should be focusing on increasing the public's scientific literacy, we should be focusing on building trust." At the very end, the panel were asked for advice for AAPG and the professional community:
AAPG should build a repository of links, blogs, and FAQs about geoscience — Jim Reilly
We need more data to support our reporting and outreach — Michael Zehr
Technical societies should offer writing courses and seminars — Heather Saucier (here's one :)
Industry has to be more proactive with public engagement — Jane Whaley
Public engagement is not an option anymore, it's a core skill — Donald Paul
Communicators should embrace the human side of science with enthusiasm — Iain Stewart
I could get behind all of those. What about you?
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Plant a seed for science and tech
Cruising around the web last weekend looking for geosciencey Christmas presents, coupled with having 3 kids (aged 9, 5, and 3) to entertain and educate, I just realized I have a long list of awesome toys to share. Well, I say toys, but these amazing things are almost in a class of their own...
Bigshot camera
A full kit for a child to build his or her own camera, and it's only $89. Probably best suited to those aged 7 up to about 12. Features:
comes with everything you need, including a screwdriver,
a crank instead of a battery,
multiple lenses including anaglyphic 3D,
a set of online tutorials about the components and how they work — enlightening!
Epic. For kids (and others) that aren't quite ready for a soldering iron, these magentic blocks just work. There are blocks for power, for input (like this pressure sensor), and for output. They can, and should, be combined with each other and anything else (Lego, Meccano, straws, dinosaurs) for maximum effect. Wonderful.
Anything at all from SparkFun
... and there's Adafruit too. I know we had Tandy or RadioShack or whatever in the early 1980s, but we didn't have the Internet. So life was, you know, hard. No longer. Everything at SparkFun is affordable, well-designed, well-documented, and—well—fun. I mean, who wouldn't want to build their own Simon Says?
And this is just a fraction of what's out there... Lego MINDSTORMS for the bigger kids, GoldieBlox for smaller kids, Raspberry Pi for the teens. I get very excited when I think about what this means for the future of invention, creativity, and applied science.
Even more exciting, it's us grown-ups that get to help them explore all this fun. Where will you start?
November 28, 2013 / Matt Hall/ Comment
Fun, Teaching
education, hardware, kids, learning, toys
Two ways for Q&A
July 10, 2013 / Evan Bianco
If you have ever tried to figure something out on your own, you will know that it is a lot harder than doing something that you already know. It is hard because it is new to you. But just because it is new to you, doesn't mean that it is new to everyone else. And now, in a time when it is easier than ever to connect with everyone online, a new kind of scarcity is emerging. Helpfulness.
How not to get an answer to your question
For better or for worse, I follow more than a dozen discussion groups on LinkedIn. Why? I believe that candid discussions are important and enriching, so I sign up eagerly for the action. Signing up to a discussion group is like showing up at a cocktail party. Maybe you will get noticed alongside other people and brands worth noticing. There is hoopla, and echoing, but I don't think there is any real value being created for the members. If anything, it's a constant distraction you put up with to hedge against the fomo.
Click to enlargeYet, hoards of users flock to these groups with questions that are clearly more appropriate for technical hot-lines, or at least an honest attempt at reading the manual. Users helping users is a great way to foster brand loyalty, but not if the technical help desk failed them first. On LinkedIn, even on the rare case a question is sufficiently articulated, users can't upload a screen shot or share a snippet of code. Often times I think people are just fishing (not phishing mind you) and haven't put in enough ground work to deserve the attention of helpers.
What is in it for me?
Stack Overflow is a 'language-independent' question and answer site for programmers. If it is not the first place I land on with a google search, it is consistently the place from which I bounce back to the terminal with my answer. Also, nearly everything that I know about open-source GIS has come from other people taking part in Q&A on GIS Stack Exchange. The reason Stack Exchange works is because there is value and incentive for each of the three types of people that show up. Something for the asker, something for answerer, something for the searcher.
It is easy to see what is in it for the asker. They have got a problem, and they are looking for help. Similarly, it's easy to see what is in it for the searcher. They might find something they are looking for, without even having to ask. But what is in it for the answerer? There is no payment, there is no credit, at least not of the monetary kind. The answerer gets practice being helpful. They willingly put themselves into other people's business to put themselves to the test. How awesome is that? The site, in turn helps the helpers by ensuring the questions contain just enough context to garner meaningful answers.
Imagine if applied geoscientists could incorporate a little more of that.
July 10, 2013 / Evan Bianco/ 4 Comments
collaboration, community, education, excellence, knowledge sharing, learning, networks
Journalists are scientists
October 06, 2012 / Matt Hall
Tim Radford. Image: Stevyn Colgan.On Thursday I visited The Guardian's beautiful offices in King's Cross for one of their Masterclass sessions. Many of them have sold out, but Tim Radford's science writing evening did so in hours, and the hundred-or-so budding writers present were palpably excited to be there. The newspaper is one of the most progressive news outlets in the world, and boasts many venerable alumni (John Maddox and John Durant among them). It was a pleasure just to wander around the building with a glass of wine, with some of London's most eloquent nerds.
Radford is not a trained scientist, but a pure journalist. He left school at 16, idolized Dylan Thomas, joined a paper, wrote like hell, and sat on almost every desk before mostly retiring from The Guardian in 2005. He has won four awards from the Association of British Science Writers. More people read any one of his science articles on a random Tuesday morning over breakfast than will ever read anything I ever write. Tim Radford is, according to Ed Yong, the Yoda of science writers.
Within about 30 minutes it became clear what it means to be a skilled writer: Radford's real craft is story-telling. He is completely at home addressing a crowd of scientists — he knows how to hold a mirror up to the geeks and reflect the fun, fascinating, world-changing awesomeness back at them. "It's a terrible mistake to think that because you know about a subject you are equipped to write about it," he told us, getting at how hard it is to see something from within. It might be easier to write creatively, and with due wonder, about fields outside our own.
Some in the audience weren't content with being entertained by Radford, watching him in action as it were, preferring instead to dwell on controversy. He mostly swatted them aside, perfectly pleasantly, but one thing he was having none of was the supposed divide between scientists and journalists. Indeed, Radford asserted that journalists and scientists do basically the same thing: imagine a story (hypothesis), ask questions (do experiments), form a coherent story (theory) from the results, and publish. Journalists are scientists. Kind of.
I loved Radford's committed and unapologetic pragmatism, presumably the result of several decades of deadlines. "You don't have to be ever so clever, you just have to be ever so quick," and as a sort of corollary: "You can't be perfectly right, but you must be mostly right." One questioner accused journalists of sensationalising science (yawn). "Of course we do!" he said — because he wants his story in the paper, and he wants people to read it. Specifically, he wants people who don't read science stories to read it. After all, writing for other people is all about giving them a sensation of one kind or another.
I got so much out of the 3 hours I could write at least another 2000 words, but I won't. The evening was so popular that the paper decided to record the event and experiment with a pay-per-view video, so you can get all the goodness yourself. If you want more Radford wisdom, his Manifesto for the simple scribe is a must-read for anyone who writes.
Tim Radford's most recent book, The Address Book: Our Place in the Scheme of Things, came out in spring 2011.
The photograph of Tim Radford, at The World's Most Improbable Event on 30 September, is copyright of Stevyn Colgan, and used with his gracious permission. You should read his blog, Colganology. The photograph of King's Place, the Guardian's office building, is by flickr user Davide Simonetti, licensed CC-BY-NC.
I was surprised to find no Wikipedia article on Tim Radford, so I created one. If you know anything more about Mr Radford, please add to it (with citations, of course!).
I also made an edit to this post: I changed the wording of my reference to Radford as Yoda, to better match the tweet.
October 06, 2012 / Matt Hall/ 3 Comments
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Green Growth in Indonesia meets the Bonn Challenge
by Rob Finlayson · May 16, 2017
At the First Asia Bonn Challenge High-level Meeting in Palembang, South Sumatra Province, Indonesia's first Masterplan for Renewable Resources-Driven Green Growth was launched thanks to the technical support of the World Agroforestry Centre.
Oil-palm and forest landscape in South Sumatra. Photo: World Agroforestry Centre
Hosted by Governor of South Sumatra H. Alex Noerdin, representatives of 28 nations and international research and development organisations met in Palembang on 9–10 May 2017 to discuss commitments to reforestation and progress towards them. The Bonn Challenge is a global effort to bring 150 million hectares of the world's deforested and degraded land into restoration by 2020, and 350 million hectares by 2030.
Under the leadership of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry at the national level and Noerdin's in the province, South Sumatra is becoming a world leader in that commitment to restoration and the creation of a 'green' economy based on sustainable use of natural resources.
South Sumatra is of particular importance since more than 700,000 hectares of forest and peat land in the province were destroyed by fire in 2015, blanketing the province and neighbouring parts of Sumatra, Singapore and Malaysia in a toxic, choking haze for months on end. In responding to such catastrophe, huge effort has been made by the provincial and national governments with strong support from nations such as Norway and Germany to ensure that it never happens again. However, in a complex landscape such as South Sumatra, simply buying more fire trucks won't do the job. An integrated, cross-sectoral approach is needed to address all the issues that contribute to land degradation and fires.
Peat fires can smoulder for many months, emitting large amounts of smoke and greenhouse gases. Photo: World Agroforestry Centre/Robert Finlayson
The greater part of South Sumatra consists of low-lying plains covered with plantations, marshes, mangroves and remnants of natural forests, most of which were converted to monocultural rubber, oil-palm and pulp-wood plantations. The area under oil palm has increased rapidly from 0.87 million hectares in 2011 to 1.11 million in 2014. Nearly half of the plantations are on farmers' smallholdings of around 1–2 hectares. Clearing of the remaining forests, whether 'protected' or some other status, continues as people look for opportunities to establish or expand their livelihoods. The results of the conversions by large companies and smallholders alike has increased economic growth but has also had negative effects, such as deforestation and then draining of peatland (16% of the province) resulting in high carbon emissions from the drying peat and its subsequent burning, illegal logging and a general deterioration of all ecosystems, highlighted by the declaration of the Musi River Watershed as one of the most critical in Indonesia. These effects, in turn, are having an impact on the very economic growth that drove them.
Canal landscape South Sumatra. Photo: World Agroforestry Centre
According to the World Bank, estimates of the total economic cost of the fires in 2015 in South Sumatra and several other provinces exceeded USD 16 billion, equal to nearly 2% of the nation's Gross Domestic Product. This estimate includes losses to agriculture, forestry, transport, trade, industry and tourism. Some of these costs are direct losses of crops, forests, houses and infrastructure, as well as the costs of responding to the fires and disruption of air, land and sea travel owing to the 'haze', or toxic smoke (featuring carbon monoxide, cyanide and ammonium), which also caused widespread respiratory, eye and skin ailments and deaths, especially among the very young and elderly. Daily greenhouse-gas emissions from the fires exceeded those from the entire US economy. If Indonesia could stop the fires it would meet its stated target of reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions by 29% by the year 2030.
The Masterplan will be publicly available in the near future. Source: World Agroforestry Centre
At the heart of the province's response to these seemingly insurmountable challenges is the Masterplan for Renewable Resources-Driven Green Growth, developed by ICRAF The World Agroforestry Centre in collaboration with IDH the sustainable trade initiative, which was launched by Noerdin at the Meeting, timed to coincide with a major conference of the Challenge in Bonn, Germany. The publication will be available to the public shortly. Noerdin's initiative has inspired other Sumatran provinces. Representatives of the ten provinces of Sumatra island signed a joint declaration of commitment to green growth commitment following the launch of the Masterplan.
The vision of the Government of South Sumatra for a fire-free and sustainable province features five areas of achievement adopted from Indonesia's national development goals: 1) Sustainable economic growth; 2) Inclusive and equitable growth; 3) Social, economic, and environmental resilience; 4) Healthy and productive ecosystems as environmental services' providers; and 5) Reduction of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Inspired by the vision, ICRAF's Sonya Dewi and team used three principles to guide their approach to development of the Masterplan. The first was 'inclusivity', in which government agencies, communities and businesses were actively involved in creation of various growth scenarios, ensuring that aspirations and barriers were identified early on. The second principle demanded 'integration' of the plethora of national and provincial government programs, particularly the province's spatial and development plans, to ensure no overlap or conflict. The third, 'informed', stressed the necessity of valid evidence and scientific modeling that could project the socio-economic and environmental impact of any particular development scenario, to be used to analyze trade-offs between economic growth and environmental health and in making decisions about which was the optimal scenario. The Land-use Planning for Multiple Environmental Services (LUMENS) methodology and software created by ICRAF was used to develop green-growth scenarios and compare them with 'business as usual'. LUMENS had previously been mandated by the Ministry for National Development Planning for use in all 34 provinces.
Sonya Dewi (left) and H. Alex Noerdin at the First Asia Bonn Challenge High-level Meeting. Photo: World Agroforestry Centre/Arizka Mufida
'To transform a process that has existed for years and years within an established bureaucracy is not easy', acknowledged Dewi. 'Improvements in policies and technical abilities along with a change in mindset are needed for successful green development. In the past, actions did not run well and were uncoordinated. Hence the need for a jointly agreed plan that involves everyone, including local officials, the private sector and the commitment of the leader, which we have in Governor Noerdin'.
In essence, the Masterplan combines the government's spatial and land-use plans and its development plans to focus on low environmental impact, drive economic growth and ensure high engagement among the people of South Sumatra and beyond.
Dewi and team designed the Masterplan to be implemented in several steps. First, government land-use plans need to be adjusted to include the actual existing conservation and commodity-crop areas, which at present are not well delineated. Further, degraded land is identified for restoration, including agroforestry, and social justice and agrarian reform carried out to distribute land to the poor as part of the national government's programs. Second, people's capacity in all sectors of government, community and business needs to be built, based on the 'five capitals' of finance, human resources, physical, natural resources and social. Third, productivity of specific commodity crops needs to be improved through application of good agricultural practices, agroforestry and better management. Fourth, value chains for commodities need to be improved hand in hand with building the capacity of farmers' management and entrepreneurship skills to achieve the best possible post-harvest results. Fifth, remote agricultural production areas need to be better connected with transit centres and distribution lines by developing infrastructure. Sixth, restoration of degraded land needs to be carried out. Land currently under agriculture will not be able to meet the needs of the people, hence, degraded land needs to be brought into production through forest-landscape restoration, agroforestry and other restoration methods. Finally, mechanisms need to be established to reward people for maintaining and improving the services provided by ecosystems, such as clean and plentiful water, and for innovating to ensure continuous supply of quality commodities or eco-certification for higher sale prices. The Masterplan, if implemented successfully, will allow South Sumatra to grow economically in an equitable manner and raise the resilience of farmers, maintain watershed functions and biodiversity, reduce fire risks, curb natural forest loss, and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.
Intervention map for South Sumatra. Source: World Agroforestry Centre
After the launch of the Masterplan, discussions were held on the sidelines with a number of representatives of nations who were keen to continue their support of South Sumatra's efforts as it begins implementation.
ICRAF The World Agroforestry Centre is one of the 15 members of the CGIAR, a global partnership for a food-secure future. We thank all donors who support research in development through their contributions to the CGIAR Fund.
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Q: UIScrollView with multiple multi-line labels and AutoLayout? Is there a way to achieve this? I have tried literally everything and nothing has worked for me yet.
So basically what i want to do is the following: I have a scroll view with some labels in it. All the labels get their text from a server and I have set their number of lines to 0 so that they change their height according to the amount of text. However, this does not affect the scrollview content size(even though my labels have constraints set up to the bottom,top,leading and trailing of the scrollview) and the labels go off screen and I am unable to scroll down. Can someone point me in the right direction to how I would set up my constraints, my view hierarchy and etc?
Any help is much appreciated! :)

A: Late, but this solved it for me:

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*Set leading (I have a 32pt inset), trailing and top constraints. The trailing will not actually seemingly do anything..

*Make the trailing Greater Than or Equal to avoid localization alert.

*Finally, add a new Equal Width constraint to the label matching the scrollview. Use the constant to subtract the required padding (I used 64 due to mirror my leading inset).
And voilà! The Label will align correctly both in IB and in-app.

A: In Scrollview the last view's bottom constraint is so important. You should set its priority to 250 and put it to Greater than or equal.

Remember you should only change the bottom constraint of the last view, which in my case it's the continue button.

A: I would consider using UITableView instead, it has several benefits:

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*It allows for reuse of cells, if all the cells look the same

*It manages recycling of cells when the number of values you're getting from the server increases (decreases memory pressure when number of cells becomes substantial)

*It allows for more flexibility with the content (it's quite often for design to change last second or to evolve over the course of the project)

*Most importantly, UITableView support auto sizing cells (as of iOS8), you need to specify the constraints between the label and the borders of the cell

There are several resources to start with:

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*http://www.raywenderlich.com/73602/dynamic-table-view-cell-height-auto-layout

*https://www.captechconsulting.com/blogs/ios-8-tutorial-series-auto-sizing-table-cells

*http://www.appcoda.com/self-sizing-cells/

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*Use a container view in a scrollView

*Add constraints to superview (leading, trailing, top, bottom, height,width)

*Make IBOutlet of constraints that you are going to update.

*Add you all labels inside that view.

*Update constrains/frame of your label so that it fits the text.

*How much you increase the label height you should increase the container height too.

*If the label count is not fixed use custom label class to add subview.

Perhaps you should need to understand how ScrollView works in Storyboard with autolayout.

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Q: How to start executing a block of code after changing the value of MutableLiveData when using .observeAsState()? How to start executing a block of code after changing the value of MutableLiveData when using .observeAsState()?
Example: MutableLiveData changes and after need to call Toast.
@Composable
fun TextInfo() {
    val isSuccess by remember { viewModel.isSuccess.observeAsState() }//var isSuccess = MutableLiveData<Boolean>() — in ViewModel

    LaunchedEffect(isSuccess) {
        Log.d("IS SUCCESS", "trues")
    }
}

A: Showing a Toast is a side effect, so you need to put it inside a LaunchedEffect. Make the LiveData state the key of the LaunchedEffect. This causes the side effect to only occur when this particular LiveData's value changes.
val myDataState = remember { someLiveData.observeAsState() }
LaunchedEffect(myDataState) {
    // show the toast
}

Read about it in the documentation here.


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'Pathetic' Reparation For Cyclists
BicycleLaw February 17, 2010 May 8th, 2016
Stuff.co.nz: 'Pathetic' reparation for cyclists
By ALASTAIR BULL – NZPA Last updated 18:57 17/02/2010
A friend of four cyclists knocked down by a young woman driver on a popular Auckland waterfront road last year has described the reparations she has been ordered to pay as "pathetic".
Jennifer Lee Speakman, 20, was disqualified from driving for six months and ordered to pay $1000 reparation to each of the cyclists she bowled over on Tamaki Drive when sentenced in Auckland District Court today.
She had earlier pleaded guilty to four charges of careless driving causing injury following the incident, on September 26 last year.
One cyclist, Greg Paterson, received critical injuries including a fractured skull, swelling to the brain and bleeding into his spinal fluid. He still has pain and problems with balance.
The other three received lesser injuries, among them a broken patella and cracks to vertebrae in the neck.
Speakman wept as Judge Eddie Paul outlined the injuries the cyclists received.
He said Speakman failed to see the cyclists when she drove out of Cliff Road, into Tamaki Drive.
He agreed with Speakman's lawyer Frank Hogan that her culpability in law was low, as she had no previous charges, was not speeding, had not otherwise driven erratically and not taken alcohol or drugs.
However, Judge Paul also said the consequences of what Mr Hogan said was a moment's inattention was "all too obvious".
Speakman's insurance will cover the loss of property suffered by the cyclists, but reparation for emotional harm was up to the judge and he ordered she pay $1000 to each victim but no fine.
The cyclists did not wish to speak after the court hearing but a spokesman for them, John Carter, said they were upset with the sentence.
"The charge of careless driving causing injury has a minimum penalty of loss of licence, maximum of $4500 and three months of prison. I have to ask, what would it take for someone to receive the maximum penalty allowable?"
Mr Carter said he didn't think imprisonment would have been the right sentence, "but I think the reality is that their financial losses are substantial and $1000 reparation per victim is pathetic".
Though Speakman pleaded guilty at the first opportunity, Mr Carter said the cyclists were disappointed the only apologies she delivered were a few words through her lawyer and a verbal apology passed to Mr Paterson via police some months ago.
He said he hoped New Zealand drivers would think more carefully about other road users following this incident.
Speakman did not comment after the sentencing.
The collision prompted a road user safety forum to be set up to look at ways of improving safety on Tamaki Drive, a 10km stretch of road along the Waitemata Harbour waterfront which is the busiest cycle route in Auckland.
Initiatives identified by the forum and Auckland City Council led to the council announcing today that it had committed up to $455,000 to improve safety along Tamaki Drive.
Council road safety spokesman John Lister urged more than 600 cyclists who attended a breakfast to announce the measures to ensure they did not ride through red lights.
"Council has heard first-hand from pedestrians who have been hit by cyclists running red lights along the waterfront, so it's timely to remind all road users that the rules are there for everyone's safety."


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SpeakOut comment
Stories from Monday, February 19, 2007
Births (Published 2/19) (Births ~ 02/19/07)
WYATT - Shaqueta Jones is the parent of her first child, a daughter, born at 1:10 p.m. Jan. 12, 2007, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Allana Renee Jones weighed 6 pounds, 1 ounce, and was 18.5 inches long. Grandparents are Teresa Jackson and Solomon Jones Sr...
New Web site helps local green thumbs sell products (Local News ~ 02/19/07)
SIKESTON -- Those with a green thumb who have some leftover products now have a resource to sell their goods and earn a little extra cash. "Our overall objective, essentially, is to link sellers of Missouri products with buyers," said Michael Gold, associate director in the Center for Agroforestry at the University of Missouri. The site, which launched Feb. 5, is the a partnership between the Center for Agroforestry and Missouri Grow Native! program...
Roundup is Thursday (Local News ~ 02/19/07)
Molly Claire Mays and Trace Wheetley work on patterns during school. The Sikeston Kindergarten Center will be hosting a Kindergarten roundup night Thursday at 6 p.m. Parents and the future students will have an opportunity to the facility and visit with teachers. ...
Sikeston district tips off Tuesday (High School Sports ~ 02/19/07)
SIKESTON -- The boys Class 4, District 1 Tournament will get underway tomorrow with two first round games at the Sikeston Field House. In the first game, fourth-seeded Perryville (16-9) will play No. 5 Dexter (11-14) at 6 p.m. Third-seeded Fredericktown (14-8) will play No. 6 Ste. Genevieve (13-13) immediately after at 7:30 p.m...
Your view: Delusional beliefs (Letter to the Editor ~ 02/19/07)
The dictionary defines delusion as "mistaken notion: a false or mistaken belief about something," "contrary to or lacking in reason or logic." Using the dictionary, which doesn't have a dog in the political fight, one could only surmise that Mitt Romney, who recently announced his candidacy for President, is delusional...
Looking Back 2/19 (History ~ 02/19/07)
SIKESTON - Members of the Henry Meldrum American Legion Post voted Thursday night at their regular meeting to move into their new home on South Kingshighway. SIKESTON - Becky Wagner will be a piano soloist with the high school band in the band's annual winter concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Junior High School auditorium...
Speakout 2/19 (Opinion ~ 02/19/07)
A SpeakOut caller suggested President Bush move to Mexico. He might as soon as we successfully invade and add it our ever growing American empire. Ninety-two percent of the Muslim vote went to the Democrat party in this last election. Does that tell you anything? It don't surprise me. No wonder the Democrats are for the terrorists...
Velda McClain (Obituary ~ 02/19/07)
MATTHEWS -- Velda Rea McClain, 89, formerly of Matthews, died at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 18, 2007, at the Golden Living Center in Dexter. Born Sept. 12, 1917, at Searcy, Ark., to the late Norman and Vivian Barnett Finley, she was a housewife and had attended the Assembly of God Church in Canalou...
Evelyn Duley (Obituary ~ 02/19/07)
DEXTER -- Evelyn Duley, 79, died Feb. 17, 2007, in the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Born March 17, 1927, at Dexter, daughter of the late O.C. and Nina Norman Rainey, she attended the Second General Baptist Church in Dexter and was a former employee of Paramount Headwear in Dexter...
Roy Rodgers (Obituary ~ 02/19/07)
WAPPAPELLO -- Roy E. Rodgers, 58, died Feb. 16, 2007, near Wappapello. Born April 22, 1948, in Essex, son of the late John W. and Freeda Powell Rodgers, he lived most of his life in Wappapello where he was a member of the VFW Post No. 3416 and the Eagles Aerie No. 4066. He was a truck driver for Delta Asphalt in Cape Girardeau and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force having served during the Vietnam War...
Stanley Nelson (Obituary ~ 02/19/07)
CHARLESTON - Stanley Louis Nelson, 78, died Feb. 19, 2007, at his home in Charleston. Arrangements are incomplete with the McMikle Funeral Home of Charleston.
Leona Abernathy (Obituary ~ 02/19/07)
SIKESTON - Leona J. Schearf Abernathy, 51, formerly of Chaffee, died Feb. 18, 2007, after a year of battling cancer. Born May 12, 1955, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Lloyd H. and Onita Stone Schearf of Chaffee, she was a member of the First Baptist Church in Chaffee and co-owner and general manager of Ryan's Steakhouse in Sikeston...
Jackie Hagy (Obituary ~ 02/19/07)
DEXTER -- Pallbearers for the funeral services conducted on Saturday at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter for Jacqueline "Jackie" Hagy, 60, who died Feb. 14, 2007, were: Edward Williamson, Rex Bayless, Carl Williamson, Joe Hagy, James Hagy, John Stell, Otto VonRuedigisch and Timmy Huffings...
Ruth Buchheit (Obituary ~ 02/19/07)
PERRYVILLE - Ruth Buchheit, 62, died Feb. 17, 2007, at her home in Perryville. Arrangements are incomplete with Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Oran.
Gene Copeland (Obituary ~ 02/19/07)
JEFFERSON CITY - Former Rep. Gene Copeland died Feb. 19, 2007, at his home in Jefferson City. No further information was available at press time.
SHS's Bland places sixth at state meet (High School Sports ~ 02/19/07)
COLUMBIA -- Gavilan Bland, Sikeston junior, medaled with a sixth-place finish in the 160-pound class at the 2007 MSHSAA Wrestling Meet. Bland was forced to default in the semifinal round when overtaken with a bout of flu. Unable to recover in time for the third-place match, he also defaulted, relegating him to sixth place...
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Seeing as how today definitely had a follow-your-bliss theme, I thought I'd bring it around to the man himself, Joseph Campbell, one of the great minds and writers of his day. I think The Hero with a Thousand Faces and Myths to Live By were possibly two of the most influential works of literature in the entire 20th century. If you haven't read anything by Sir Joe, I highly recommend you start with either of these books. But if you're especially partial to the Star Wars franchise and the Matrix series and want to learn where George Lucas and the Wachowskis drew their inspiration from, definitely start with The Hero with a Thousand Faces.


I updated from version v3.5 to v4.1 of IOMEI Backupper Standard and noticed I could no longer backup to my NAS (It looks like the problem might have started when i went from v3.2 to v3.5 late last year but I hadn't noticed). I was repeatedly getting Information Code:4107 Element not found or the image file not found. when trying to run a backup (a schedule was also added). Even though I could see the path, add it, import images etc. from within the program.
I have solved the issue by changing the logon of the AOMEI Backupper Scheduler Service to an Administrative user who has a logon on my NAS drive from the Windows Services management console. I am guessing I must have done this when I first installed the application before the upgrades for it to have worked previously bot of course forgot by the time I upgraded.
Provide the option to set the service logon user from the settings and/or during installation.
Thank you for your suggestion, we've had it on our records.


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Бухарський газоносний регіон — Ташкент — Бішкек — Алмати (БГР — ТБА) — трубопровідна система, призначена для поставок газу з узбецьких родовищ Бухарської та Кашкадар'їнської областей до столичного регіону, півдня Казахстану та півночі Киргизії.

Початок розробки у 1950-х роках запасів газу на правобережжі Амудар'ї дозволив розпочати газифікацію Узбецьої РСР. В 1958—1960 рр. спорудили газопровід Джаркок — Бухара — Самарканд — Ташкент довжиною 767 км та діаметром 500 мм. Він призначався для поставок з Каганської групи родовищ у східному напрямку до 4,5 млрд.м3 на рік.

За кілька років, у 1966-му, ввели в експлуатацію новий трубопровід діаметром 720 мм для поставок до Ташкенту газу родовища Мубарек, розташованого на південний схід від Каганської групи. На цей раз маршрут продовжили після Ташкенту до Бішкеку (в ті часи Фрунзе, 1970 р.) та Алмати (1971 р.). Його загальна довжина сягнула 1317 км.

До 1980 року спорудили другу нитку по трасі БГР — ТБА діаметром 1020 мм. В результаті загальна потужність системи, яка окрім названих могла транспортувати також продукцію гігантського Газлінського родовища (на північний захід від Каганської групи) досягла 23 млрд.м3 на рік.

Від компресорної станції Галля-Арал на території Джизакської області Узбекистану на схід відходив газопровід до Ферганської долини.

Після надбання центральноазійськими республіками незалежності виникли певні проблеми з використанням системи БГР-ТБА. Між Узбекистаном та Киргизстаном неодноразово виникали суперечки відносно ціни на газ,  типовим наслідком чого був його несанкціонований відбір та наступне перекриття поставок до Киргизії, а разом з цим і до Алмати. Крім того, незадовільним був і технічний стан магістралі, особливо її киргизької ділянки, внаслідок відсутності необхідних ремонтних робіт. І лише в 2015 році приступили до будівництва нової черги газопроводу по території Киргизії, що повинно було вирішити цю проблему.

Можливо також відзначити, що хоча з Казахстаном в узбецької сторони не виникало особливих суперечок, проте для уникнення транзиту при постачанні столичного регіону (незадовго до нього траса БГР-ТБА короткочасно заходить на територію Південно-Казахстанської області) в Узбекистані створили обхідний газопровід Янгієр – Ташкент.

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Газопроводи Узбекистану
Газопроводи Казахстану
Газопроводи Киргизстану
Газопроводи введені в дію у 1950-х роках

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As a mother, ESPN anchor Hannah Storm has a serious question for the NFL: What do you stand for?
The sportscaster ended Sunday's telecast of SportsCenter by reflecting on the Ray Rice controversy and how it prompted more questions than answers from her three daughters.
Rather than enjoy the start of another football season, Storm said, her family was forced to discuss the "horrific" elevator incident involving ex-Baltimore Ravens player Rice and his now-wife Janay Palmer. Rice was dropped from the Ravens after the video, which shows the running back punching Palmer, surfaced.
Storm went on to question what the incident means for the NFL's future and its relationship with female followers, who, she said, account for 45 percent of the NFL's total fan base.
On Saturday, Rice and his wife made their first public appearance together since the release of the video by attending a high school football game.


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Google's noteworthy Android variant 6.0 Marshmallow is now authoritatively reported. The primary gadgets to run Marshmallow will be Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P, in addition to a portion of the upheld Nexus gadgets propelled already. In any case, the universe of Android gadgets is MUCH BIGGER than Nexus gadgets, and Marshmallow won't reach authoritatively to all the Android gadgets out there before the finish of 2015.
We're expecting CM13 to discharge in a little while after Google discharges the Marshmallow source code to AOSP (Android Open Source Project). Once CM13 is accessible, there will be a quick deluge of AOSP based Marshmallow ROMs for different Android gadgets out there.
Installing CM13 is truly straightforward. You download the CM13 ROM and basically flash it using a custom recovery like TWRP or Cyanogen recovery (which is accessible for most gadgets) with a factory reset/wipe information.
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Select "Wipe Data/factory reset", at that point select "Yes" to affirm.
Now select "Apply update" from the fundamental menu and select "Browse inward capacity".
Select the CM13 ROM file that you transferred to your gadget in Step 1 above.
It might start to install without affirmation.
After the ROM installation, flash the Marshmallow Gapps file like you flashed CM13 ROM.